Music / Composition
New York, NY
August 2023, 4 weeks
Zosha Warpeha is a composer-performer working in a meditative space at the intersection of contemporary improvisation and folk traditions. Her primary instrument is the Hardanger d’amore, a sympathetic-stringed instrument closely related to the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle, as well as five-string violin. Warpeha’s current acoustic and electro-acoustic work is informed by the cyclical forms, rhythmic elasticity, and the physical momentum of Nordic folk music. During her residency, she worked on composing a site-specific body of work for Hardanger d’amore, voice, and resonant space, utilizing two acoustically resonant structures at Tower View: the silo and the historic water tower. She holds a master’s degree in Nordic folk music performance from the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, Norway.